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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

What should women look for when they decide to work in a new organization

As a
woman, you probably had a miserable experience in your previous company.

The
reasons could be any, you never felt comfortable in a male dominated environment.
Fewer women in your organization made you feel uneasy.

The
toilet or the sanitary concerns made you decide not to work in the company
anymore.

Women
have their own concerns, and they need to keep few things in their favor in
order to feel comfortable in an organization.

What
should women look for, before they eventually decide to work in an
organization? Women do have their own comfort zone, and each one of them would
decide to work in an organization keeping in mind different set of issues. Still,
there are common issues, which would affect every woman, and they would like to
see those sorted out.

Here are
few key clues to look for before you decide to accept your appointment letter.

The first thing that you should
consider is the number of women employees in the company before you harbor
any thoughts of fixing up an interview date. Check the company’s profile
or browse through the company’s website to see the findings.

If you had arrived for the
interview, it’s essential to figure out who takes your interview. If she
is a woman you need to find out her designation, and also make sure to see
if there are any other women in the top brass. The more the women, there’s
prospect of a better environment for women.

You may not find too many
women in every organization. If that’s how things are, check the reputation
of the company to see if there were any cases of sexual harassments
earlier against a woman, or lawsuit filed against the company.

Look for the toilet area to see
if those are too far from the main complex. If the toilet area is quite
far, then you should be clear in your mind that there are fewer women
employees in that organization.

It’s important to have open
discussions with the boss while being interviewed, to know whether the company
attaches significance to a woman employee.

Finally, get
a proper opinion from the experts, people who were associated with that company
or, if you just don’t find one, get opinions from industry specialists.

Persons
from the industry would be better able to assist you in selecting a proper
company with a healthy, working environment for women.